Why is this forum so popular?

[Hell Puppi]

*breaks free*
Yes! I'm free from the mind control...but wait my life sucks
I'd like to go back to my fun now........forever
*shoots self*

Hey! Someone left a body in here! If it's free I'll take it.

>.>
<.<

*yoinks*

Go back to your fun.

[chiasaur11]

So, um...

Where am I?

(Got this little penny-farthing badge, and...)

[Blue Ghost]

I would like now to express my undying love and gratitude to this forum. I've been trying to get fresh mind-control victims faces to the Playground since I first joined, but my efforts have failed.

[Recaiden]

It's popular because this is the one forum where there's no mind control of the posters.

[Gullara]

I believe I've heard this forum compared to a black hole. Does that have something to do with it?

[GoC]

they always work as executive extension of the rules, exactly as it should be

Not always true. You can easily get an infraction for attitude* without violating the letter of the law (it's happened to me twice).

I credit the normal members more than the mods, though the latter are certainly above the internet average.

* My normal attitude is probably no longer suitable for these forums. I've changed a LOT in the past two years...

[Nomrom]

I'm pretty sure these forums are so popular cuz, we, are such popular people that everybody wants to hang out with us, even if it is just on the internets.

[Kallisti]

The whole mind control gag reminds me heavily of Aperture Science. .

This was a triumph
I'm making a note here: Huge success
It's hard to overstate my satisfaction

Playgrounder Forum
We do what we must because we can
For the good of all of us
Except the ones who are banned

But there's no sense crying over every warning
You just keep on posting 'till four in the morning
And the posts all get read
And you make a neat thread
For the people who are still online

I'm not even angry
I'm being so sincere right now
Even though you mind-controlled
And trapped me
And gave me a warning
That won't wear off for a whole year
As it came it hurt because
I was so happy for you

Now these threads and subforums make a beautiful group
Rich Burlew's still writing,
Roland survived the robot coup
So I'm glad I got hooked
Think of all the threads looked
At by the people who are still online

Go ahead and leave me
I want to go back to my fun
Maybe you'll find something else to keep you occupied
Maybe a Portal Gun
That was a joke, haha, fat chance

Anyway, this place is great
It's so mind-control-free

Look at me still parodying Portal when there's posting to do
When I look out there, it makes me glad I'm not you
I've got new threads to write
And I will stay up all night
For the people who are still online

And believe me, I am still online
I'm in the Playground and I'm still online
I feel fantastic and I'm still online
And when you log out I'll be still online
Still online
Still online

EDIT:

Spoiler

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In a dark desperate internet, cooling winds in the air
Warm smell of memes, rising up through the air
Up ahead in the database, I saw a shimmering light
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
I had to read for the night
There he stood in the gateway;
I heard the mission bell
And I was thinking to myself,
"This could be amazing or this could be 4Chan."
Then he drew up a comic and he showed me the way
There were posts down the subforum,
I thought I heard them say...

Welcome to the Giant in the Playground
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely face
Plenty of room at the Playground
Any time of year, you can find it here

His mind is Dungeon-twisted, he got the artist's bends
He got a lot of pretty, pretty plots, that he calls friends
How they appear in the website, sweet digital sweat.
Some come to remember, some come to forget

So I called up the moderator,
"Please bring me my spam"
He said, "We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen ninety-nine."
And still those posts are calling from far away,
Wake you up in the middle of the night
Just to read them say...

Welcome to the Giant in The Playground
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely face
They livin' it up at the Playground
What a nice surprise, bring your alibis

Memes on the ceiling,
The pink roleplay on ice
And he said "We are all just prisoners here, of our own mobile device"
And in the Giant's website,
They gathered for the feast
The stab it with their steely words,
But they just can't kill the beast

Last thing I remember, I was
Running for the escape
I had to find the link back
To the page I was before
"Relax," said the Admin,
"We are programmed to receive.
You can logout any time you like,
But you can never leave!"

*8bit solo!*

Hm.

Hm. Hm.

Hrah...

Hahahahahahahahahaha! That's just awesome. Here, have a cookie. No, have to cookies.

Oh, screw it.

DD? You know that truck full of cookies you parked out back? I think you should give Eleventh Hour your keys.

I'll go back to my fun now...

[Eon]

It's popular because, within reason, you can say whatever you want, learn whatever want, and act however you want and no one will think that badly about you.

That's at least what i think

[Dvandemon]

Hey! Someone left a body in here! If it's free I'll take it.

>.>
<.<

*yoinks*

Go back to your fun.

Can you do me a favor and ressurect me so i can go back to my fun? I feel safe here

[Sneak]

It's popular because it's pretty.

[Faulty]

The forum is popular because no one who goes to it is. I love you guys, really. <3

[Surfing HalfOrc]

To me, it's popular because it doesn't allow political cheerleaders to run amok!

The things that are "off-limits" are the things that far too many people really don't want to resolve, they just like fighting and insulting those that don't agree with them.

But by knowing that is the off-limits area, you can talk about just about anything else, and know that you won't get cut off by a wanna-be pundit trying to force their views down on you.

[Partof1]

I think it's because there is no particular driving topic. Every topic worth making forum about will have problems, leading to bad arguments, hurt feelings, and general board unrest.

Now, I will finish my moment of insight and go back to my fun.

[Geno9999]

To me, it's popular because it doesn't allow political cheerleaders to run amok!

*runs around wearing Clonetrooper helmet* FOR THE REPUBLICANS!!!

I think it's that OotS is based off of D&D, drawing in Tabletop players. Those tabletop players probably have friends who are into D&D as well, or are Video Gaming friends. This leads to a healthy dose of threads that discuss games or about politics.

Now, if this forum had flash games, it would be like Facebook, except without the idiots posting something embarrassing and then get fired.

[Temotei]

I think it's because there is no particular driving topic. Every topic worth making forum about will have problems, leading to bad arguments, hurt feelings, and general board unrest.

Now, I will finish my moment of insight and go back to my fun.

Roland reference for the win! thog like...those

[MethosH]

playground is family... you are always welcome.

[EagleWiz]

Any knowledge of the mind controll is treason. Friend Computer reminds you that all loyal citizens must report Mutant Trator Commies.

[Kallisti]

I feel a lot more welcome here than with my family.

[Temotei]

Any knowledge of the mind controll is treason. Friend Computer reminds you that all loyal citizens must report Mutant Trator Commies.

>_>...<_<...

thog know nothing

[The Extinguisher]

I'm pretty sure it's me. Either that or I'm driving everyone away. One of the two.


Honestly, I'm pretty sure the moderation is one of the big things. We're one of the best modded sights on the internet. I'm on one forum that's having a bit of an issue. Basically, people are breaking the rules, and the two mods they have are not enough. So what's everyone's solution. Find a way to segregate the forum.


Also the people. You guys are the nicest people I've met on the internet and probably a lot nicer then several people I know eye-are-ell.

[Mystic Muse]

because we're awesome?

Also, I'm a homebrew aberration. Mind control doesn't work on me.

........although you did get my friend with the rather high will save. and he's a Paladin.

[_Zoot_]

Spoiler

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This was a triumph
I'm making a note here: Huge success
It's hard to overstate my satisfaction

Playgrounder Forum
We do what we must because we can
For the good of all of us
Except the ones who are banned

But there's no sense crying over every warning
You just keep on posting 'till four in the morning
And the posts all get read
And you make a neat thread
For the people who are still online

I'm not even angry
I'm being so sincere right now
Even though you mind-controlled
And trapped me
And gave me a warning
That won't wear off for a whole year
As it came it hurt because
I was so happy for you

Now these threads and subforums make a beautiful group
Rich Burlew's still writing,
Roland survived the robot coup
So I'm glad I got hooked
Think of all the threads looked
At by the people who are still online

Go ahead and leave me
I want to go back to my fun
Maybe you'll find something else to keep you occupied
Maybe a Portal Gun
That was a joke, haha, fat chance

Anyway, this place is great
It's so mind-control-free

Look at me still parodying Portal when there's posting to do
When I look out there, it makes me glad I'm not you
I've got new threads to write
And I will stay up all night
For the people who are still online

And believe me, I am still online
I'm in the Playground and I'm still online
I feel fantastic and I'm still online
And when you log out I'll be still online
Still online
Still online

!


THAT IS SO AWESOME!

It might be because people are prepared to put time into the forum and make it nice, or write Portal songs about it.

Or maybe it's the mind cont-

There is no mind control citizen. I will go back to my fun.

[Trog]

*Trog pokes his head into the thread*

Because, like in many DnD settings, the GitP forums are a point of light in the dark and scary world of the internet.

Granted that the light is mainly coming from all the avatars that are on fire currently but... yeah... it's the thought that counts.

[Maximum Zersk]

*Trog pokes his head into the thread*

Because, like in many DnD settings, the GitP forums are a point of light in the dark and scary world of the internet.

Granted that the light is mainly coming from all the avatars that are on fire currently but... yeah... it's the thought that counts.

I must draw that now. Thank you for giving me inspiration.

[GreenMuffin]

You're right... *hugs Alarra the machine*
Even if this forum is machine-filled, It's still my haven.

Yeah! Maybe Machines and Humans can live in peace and harmony together!

[Lord Raziere]

why this forum is so popular is because of my massive ego radiating out my awesome rays to the world which draws everyone to my presence, allowing them to bask in in it and forever be happy, all because of my awesome.

I love sarcasm, don't you?

[Roland St. Jude]

Sheriff of Moddingham: Speaking of our fine moderators and their swift moderation, thread necromancy is disfavored here.